Archive for July, 2011
LeanFit, August 1, 2011
Posted on 31. Jul, 2011 by Amie.
Every minute on the minute for 20 minutes, complete:
5 Squats
5 Burpees
1 lever on the rings
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Monday WOD, August 1, 2011
Posted on 31. Jul, 2011 by Amie.
Topic of discussion: Nutrition
Strength:
Work to a heavy single back squat
WOD:
For time:
10 Pull-ups
20 Thrusters (95 lb./65 lb.)
30 Kettlebell swings (53 lb./35 lb.)
40 Push-ups
50 Sit-ups
60 Double-unders
50 Sit-ups
40 Push-ups
30 Kettlebell swings
20 Thrusters
10 Pull-ups
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We are in the DOG DAYS of summer – it’s flat out hot. Last week, I heard a few people mention how the heat is affecting them from headaches to stomach aches, and the heat is its taking toll. It also adds an element to WODs, particularly in the afternoon, and we all have to take extra care in staying safe. There are two things in particular you can do to help battle the heat: Let’s talk about hydration and scaling…
We’ve talked about drinking water (lots of it), and we all definitely do our best to stay hydrated. I also bet in the past two weeks, we’ve all done a WOD, sweat so bad during the workout, got home and took a shower, only to discover you were still sweating…Even if you only spend one hour at the gym, the amount you sweat in that hour and afterwards trying to cool your body down, you lose so much water. If you are suffering from headaches, stomach aches, etc., chances are, you have a little dehydration going on. I’ll lean our our doctor and nurse athletes for advice in this area, and remind everyone to drink plenty of water!!!
“Scaling” is the new dirty word…tell a CrossFitter to scale a workout, and you get one of two reactions:
The “confused dog” look…..
or Arnold makes an appearance.
Before we break this down, know one thing: Scaling is NOT a bad thing. It’s actually really smart and allows you to train for the long term. Sure, we all want to do every WOD RX’d, but until we become bionic, scaling a WOD is a pretty good deal. Here’s why:
Scaling allows you to do more WODs for the long term. In a typical month of CrossFit, we move 40 TONS of weight, and that doesn’t include body weight — I’m talking barbells, kettlebells, etc. If you look at our WODs from last week, in Helen-Grace, we moved more than 2,000 lbs. of weight in one workout. I’ll be honest, that WOD took a lot out of me, and I was TIRED. Tuesday, I came back to do heavy front squats and added more than 3,000 lbs. to my weekly total. In two days, I moved 2.5 tons of weight. By Wednesday, I needed some recovery time (I also hurt my foot, so I had to take a time out). Had I gone to JT on Wednesday, I could have pushed through the WOD and had a slow time (if RXd was my goal), but most likely, I would have scaled it. Adding a scaled WOD in a heavy week allows me to keep coming and advancing my skills, keeping a consistent schedule of WODs. I have learned if I want to meet my long term goals, scaling a WOD each week allows me to meet my goals faster than if I did every WOD Rx’d….sounds a little counter-intuitive, right?
Think of it like this. Imagine you are landscaping your house, and Lowe’s dropped off one ton (2,000 lbs.) of giant landscaping rocks in your front yard, that were actually supposed to be delivered to the back yard. Would you start hauling those rocks to your back yard, one at a time? I know, I know, you’re a CrossFitter, so the answer is probably “yes”. At the end of day 1, you’ve moved all of the rocks to the back yard. Your wife sees them out back and decides she really wants the rocks to go back in the front….are you going to move them all again? No way! You go get a rock moving machine, or hire some workers to help you out. Guess what, you scaled the work. It’s about working smart, not hard.
Scaling also does not mean doing less work or effort. CrossFit is hard period. When you scale a WOD, it creates an opportunity to focus on technique, or work different pathways to get a very different workout. For example, if I do Fran (21-15-9 thrusters (95/65) and pull-ups), it may take me five or six minutes to do it Rx’d. If I scale the weight in order to finish Fran in two or three minutes, it’s an entirely different workout. Make no mistake, both are HARD. I would scale the WOD depending on my WODs that week and where I was at on meeting my goals.
Lastly, how you eat, sleep and hydrate all affect how you perform in a workout. You would no more get in your car and drive to Nebraska with your gas tank on E and the gas light on, but we all have asked our bodies to push through an RX workout when we ate junk the day before, didn’t drink enough water or didn’t get enough sleep. Why? Because we either let RX get in the way, or we think if we push through it, somehow, we’ve done more work. Just like you wouldn’t drive your car on fumes, we shouldn’t push our body on fumes either. Those days when you are running low on gas, come in and work on a skill or do the WOD, but cut the reps in half. Trust me, your body will thank you for it later.
“There is no such thing as overtraining…just under-recovery,” Coach Burgener. One way to advance your skills as a CrossFitter is to take time to recover. “Active recovery” days are as important as rest days. Active recovery means scaling a WOD or working on a skill. As a coach, our job is to push you to your limit that day. Some days, you will be able to push and go all out; other days, you may only be able to go 75% because you’ve done six other workouts that week. Learn to listen to what your body is telling you. There will be days your body tells you to push and go all out – those days are fun, and when they come, take full advantage and go hard!! And, there will be days when your body is screaming at you to rest or scale – listen and do it. (You know when those days are because in the middle of a WOD, your only thought is, “I should have done ____ weight”.)
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CF Games!
Posted on 30. Jul, 2011 by Amie.
Kristin is in California, volunteering for the CF Games! She is front and center to all of the action! Be sure to catch the live feeds and updates as they become available!
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Friday WOD, July 29, 2011
Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by Amie.
Skill:
3 minute max L-sit
WOD:
800m Run
100 Wallballs (advanced do 150 Wallballs)
800m Run
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CROSSFIT GAMES WEEKEND IS HERE!!!!! CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE LIVE WEBCAST throughout the weekend! You can also watch a live feed on ESPN3.com.
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You know you are CrossFitter when……, CrossFit 203
Finish this sentence, “You know you are a CrossFitter when….” and post to comments.
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The CrossFit Journal published many great articles this week! Be sure to check out Brian McKenzie’s Pose running drills, as well as
The Again Faster Team Summit (free download).
A yearly subscription to the CFJ is $25 and worth every penny. New articles are posted daily and include everything from technique to nutrition to motivational stories. Click here to start your subscription today!
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LeanFit, July 29, 2011
Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by Amie.
5 rounds for time of:
20 Walking lunges
10 Push-ups
10 Kettlebell swings (53 lb./35 lb.)
10 box jumps
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